Upholstering brace



June 3. 1924: 1,496,634

` H. C. HETTINGER UPHOLSTEHING BRACE Filed Feb. 6, 1922 .222'. "WENT Patented June 3, 1924.

UNITE-o sfin-Tias HENRY c. HETTINGER, er emo-aero, manners.

nriicLs'r-ERING Banca.

Application ined Femary 1922. seran No. 34,518.

Tofllv whom it oncem: p Beit known that I, Hanni' C. HETHGR, a'bitienoif "theIlnitd States, residingat hicago, in the county oT Cook Vand vState ef'rhfmis, have invented new and useful Im rovem'eiits in Upholsterin Braces, of whih 'the followin" aspeci cation.

invention re'pates t'a brace particulrly desi editor bracingr and supporting the upho string on dining room or analgis chairs Vwhich are 'sqcbnfstructed that the upholstering itself can comprise only lie webbing "as brace. Y

It is a well known lfact that particularly iii din-ing rooin chairs, the u holstering vb'i eilli 'down orjafter use an continued after saidfsa'ggng causes cracking or tearing ofthe cover of the upholstered portion reguirin repairs or're-upholsterin'g of 'the chair, Iaigiil further that such breaking down for sagging of the u holstering is un- ASiglfitly as sve'll as iineonportable even `beit reaches the stage where repairs are necessary.. n

is an object ofth'is invention 'to provide 'abi-ace lsti-neta"re "for bracing such yuprhj'olfsfr'l'gf slid eirftinf it in its, rr Positinlagainstjsaggingrjor brli `down u'n- 'der the vvi'aiflg'liJ off ,persons sittin u n the chair, wliic race 'may :be actured and a, plied at a cest than the .e-sp'h'olstering Jthe chair, 'and furth'e' to 'provide a bacawhich is resilient and will not detract -from the cushionin effect of the chair, and also a brace whic can be used on new and old chairsalike, keeping the upholstered seat in its bulged up position and causin it to maintain its new appearance indefinitely.

A further object of the invention is to provide a spring brace or construction which may be easily attached t0 old chair seats, without disturbing the upho-lstering, by anyone without requiring any knowledge of upholstering as well as one which is constructed and designed to prevent breaking, or any part of it from getting out of order.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the followin detailed descrip-tion taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fi 1 is a perspective of the improved upho stering brace showing it applied to a flat bottom upholstered chair.

Fig. 2 is a. perspective of one of the sections of the upholstering brace.

Fi 3 is` a fra mentay section through rspring wir@ mid tney have ien-sans bent substantially at "right angles to their vinajor portions asshown ait rf3 p`"6vidi"`ri`g prongs for insertion ith'eu'gh the barrel portion 4 of cli-ps 5 wliic'lli are -altacli'd-pto-llie Iinneredges1 of thewod Bettoni ll tif 3a chair VB as sh'o'w-i Fig; 1 *of *tlifilawiifgs when the asimmetrica as appa@ is an 'old chair. 4 Aa new chair in the application-e1 the fl'phoistrngfo there, the angiea @aus el are inserted in seekers er :recesses e ,ferma fm the wooden base A adjacent the inner `edges ef algemeen has@ ossea: af which ythe lnember's 1 and 2 are fcofnst'icted Iaire iizoilel adjacent to the angled 'ends I3 *to provide a plurality of spring convolutions 7 for providing resiliency and cushioning action to the brace to permit its application to a chair without destroying the cushioning application of the upholstering C thereon.

Transversely extending substantially U- sliaped portions 8 are formed upon eachV of the members l and 2 intermediate the end convolution 7 and the bight portions 9 of these substantially U-shaped portions are adapted to be attached to the chair bottom A by clips or fasteners 10 so as to provide a three point connection for each of the members 1 and 2 with the chair bottom. While in the drawings relatively sharp corners 11 are shown it 1s to be understood that these corners may be rounded upon any desired radius without departing from the spirit of this invention, and the provision of the transversely extending portions 8 provide substantially four independently acting upholstering springs which maintain the ,om Sho-wing a 'slight mamaria-1er the Fi'gl. 1 of the drawings. Thee'mmbgfs 1 ap 2 are each constructed f a @digi l when the sarees are applied' im ing end and if necessary the a original .bulge to the upholstering preventing it from sagging or breaking down into gether that the members 1 and 2 may be sized to lit any size dining chair seat and it will also be apparent that the improved upholsteringsprings may be attached to chairs after the upholstering has sagged, for the purpose otre-bulging the upho stering Aand supporting it in its proper position, eliminating liability of cracking or tearing of the cover of the upholstering, and that they are also equally adaptable for attachment to new chairs during their construction. A clip 5 is provided for each an led attachd' acent lclips may be spaced to permit proper adjustment of the members 1 and 2 toa chair bottom.

f The upholstering springs are constructed so as toprevent any tlpping strain, the springs ser-ving to keep themselves free to act at all times and in all positions of the chair, and

,also that they may be attached by any person unskilled in the art of upholstery.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings a slight modification of the upholstering spring is i1- lus'trated, this modified form'comprisin a plurality of single lengths 20 of spring wire which are coiled lintermediate their ends to provide resilient or spring convolutions 21 and the .ends of the wires 20 are angled Vaa shown at 22 and seated in the attaching strips 23 which attaching strips may be attached by nails, screws, or the like to the inner edges of the bottom Aola'chair as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, It is, of course, to be understood that a plurality of wires 20 are to be used the number depending upon the size of the chair bottom to be braced. s.

While in the foregoing description and in the drawings the improved upholsterin brace has been desi ed and shown applie to an upholstered ining room chair,it is to be understood that they may be applied to: any flat bottom upholstered chair seat or analogous structure Without departing from `the spirit of this invention. y

Itis, of course, to be understood that the invention may be constructed in other Amanners and the parts associated in other `relations and, therefore, I do not desire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claim hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

In a chair, the combination of an open seat frame, opposite portions of which 'are Vprovided with vertically disposed sockets,

upholstering connected With and Aarranged immediately above said frame, and members Vhavin major portions arranged immediately un er and against the said upholstering and also having pendent end portions disposed in said sockets; peach ofthe said members being provided with an outwardly ex- `ytending loop arranged immediatelyf'under and against the upholstering and hingedly connected with a portion of the frame, and each member being also provided with pendent convolute springs arranged at 'points bet-Ween the said loop of the member and the pendent ends thereof. v Y In testimon whereof I aiz'c m si ature.

' NRY C. HET I ER. 

